Aaron to Speak for Moses

¹⁰ Then Moses said to Yahweh, “Please, Lord, ^(A)I have never been a man of words, neither ^[a]recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your slave; for I am one with a ^[b]hard mouth and a ^[c]hard tongue.” ¹¹ And Yahweh said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or ^(B)who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh? ¹² So now, go, and ^(C)I, even I, will be with your mouth and will ^(D)instruct you what you shall speak.” ¹³ But he said, “Please, Lord, ^[d]send now the message by whomever You will.” ¹⁴ Then the anger of Yahweh burned against Moses, and He said, “Is there not your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that ^[e]he can certainly speak. And moreover, behold, ^(E)he is coming out to meet you. And he will see you and be glad in his heart. ¹⁵ And you are to speak to him and ^(F)put the words in his mouth; and I, even I, will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will instruct ^[f]you in what you shall do. ¹⁶ Moreover, ^(G)he shall speak for you to the people; and he will become as a mouth for you, and you will become as God to him. ¹⁷ And you shall take in your hand ^(H)this staff, ^(I)with which you shall do the signs.”